US Navy (USN)
Upgraded E-6B Mercury visits Europe for the first time
June marked the first deployment of a Block I standard E-6B Mercury to Europe, as it arrived at RAF Mildenhall in the UK. AFM details what new changes this update has brought to the E-6B fleet, as the US Navy prepares for the Block II upgrade
US Navy demos new mine countermeasure prototype on MQ-8C Fire Scout
The US Navy has recently demonstrated new mine countermeasure prototype technology aboard a Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter at Eglin AFB in Florida
US Navy Super Hornet blown off carrier
On July 10, the US Navy announced that one of its Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets blew overboard whilst embarked on the USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier
Behind the Scenes of Top Gun: Maverick – Filming the aerial sequences
Some of the cast and crew from Top Gun: Maverick describe how the stunning flying scenes were captured on film
US Navy orders two additional MQ-4C Tritons
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp has been awarded a contract for two additional low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy
US Navy EA-18G Growlers providing electronic support on NATO’s Eastern flank
Combat Aircraft Journal reports on the US Navy’s Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) ‘Garudas’ – its current role of providing electronic support on NATO’s Eastern flank in the face of Russian aggression as well as its notable achievements since being formed in 1969
Vought F7U-3 Cutlass to undergo major restoration
Vought F7U-3 Cutlass 129685 is to be the subject of a major restoration project at the Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum at Akron Canton Regional Airport, Ohio.
Raytheon bags Tomahawk contracts on either side of the Atlantic
Raytheon Missile Systems picked up two major contracts for its Block V Tomahawk cruise missile in the last week of May
Pilot killed in US Navy Super Hornet crash
The pilot of a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet was killed when it crashed at around 1430hrs PST in the Mojave Desert near Trona, San Bernardino County, California, during a routine training mission
Royal Thai Navy receives first RQ-21A Blackjack UAV from the US
The US Navy formally handed over the first Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack UAS to the Royal Thai Navy during a ceremony at an undisclosed location in Thailand on May 24